Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/2  Cups          vegetable shortening
   2 3/4  Cups          sugar
   9                    eggs
   1                    lemon -- Juice of
   1      Teaspoon      vanilla
   2      Cups          sifted cake flour

Preparation:

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Cream shortening until smooth. Gradually add sugar and cream well. Add the eggs one at a time, creaming well after each one. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Sift cake flour and add to the mixture. Pour mixture into tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until tests done. Makes 1 large cake (20 slices). Omit lemon juice and add 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg with sifted flour.